The MAVEN Project

The MAVEN Project

To obtain an accurate baseline for future energy research, it is essential to know how much energy a network is currently using. ESnet has inaugurated the MAVEN (Monitoring and Visualization of Energy consumed by Networks) prototype portal to give network engineers, energy efficiency researchers, and network equipment vendors a real-time view of network energy consumption and environmental conditions — essential for the development of effective tools to monitor energy consumption in current networks and better plan for power contracts with co-location providers.

As a next step, ESnet is constructing together with R&E network Internet2, the Advanced Networking Initiative (ANI), a 100 gigabit-per-second (100 Gbps) nationwide prototype network that will expand the capacity of ESnet’s current 10 Gbps network links by as much as tenfold. As the new network is built, ESnet intends to systematically incorporate sensors to monitor actual energy use and create a framework for experimentation with different configurations to optimize energy efficiency.

ESnet intends to use MAVEN as a basis for monitoring its future network power consumption. As large-scale science continues to become more data-intensive, MAVEN will help provide valuable information to build the next generation of advanced networks and equipment. Recently, the work of ESnet student Baris Aksanli from the University of California San Diego on the MAVEN project was recognized with an Internet2 IDEA Award in the student category.